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Is ratline a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ratline is a Scrabble US word. The word ratline is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

R1A1T1L1I1N1E1

Is ratline a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ratline is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

R1A1T1L1I1N1E1

Is ratline a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ratline is a Words With Friends word. The word ratline is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1A1T1L2I1N2E1

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7-letter words (6 found)

ENTRAIL,LATRINE,RATLINE,RELIANT,RETINAL,TRENAIL,

6-letter words (22 found)

ALINER,ALTERN,ANTLER,ENTAIL,LARINE,LEARNT,LINEAR,LINTER,NAILER,RATINE,RATLIN,RENAIL,RENTAL,RETAIL,RETAIN,RETIAL,RETINA,TAILER,TENAIL,TERNAL,TINEAL,TRINAL,

5-letter words (50 found)

ALERT,ALIEN,ALINE,ALTER,ANILE,ANTRE,ARIEL,ARTEL,EARNT,ELAIN,ELINT,ENLIT,ENTIA,INERT,INLET,INTEL,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,LARNT,LATEN,LATER,LEANT,LEARN,LENTI,LIANE,LIART,LINER,LITER,LITRE,NERAL,NITER,NITRE,RAILE,RAINE,RATEL,RELIT,RENAL,RETIA,RIANT,TALER,TELIA,TENIA,TERAI,TILER,TINEA,TRAIL,TRAIN,TRIAL,TRINE,

4-letter words (87 found)

AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ALIT,ANIL,ANTE,ANTI,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,EARL,EARN,EINA,ELAN,ETNA,ILEA,LAER,LAIN,LAIR,LANE,LANT,LARE,LARI,LARN,LATE,LATI,LEAN,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LENT,LIAR,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LINT,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,NAIL,NARE,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NIRL,NITE,RAIL,RAIN,RAIT,RALE,RANI,RANT,RATE,REAL,REAN,REIN,RENT,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RITE,TAEL,TAIL,TAIN,TALE,TALI,TANE,TARE,TARN,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRL,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (54 found)

AIL,AIN,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ERN,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NAE,NAT,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,RAI,RAN,RAT,REI,REN,RET,RIA,RIN,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAR,TEA,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AI,AL,AN,AR,AT,EA,EL,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,LA,LI,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 241 words from ratline according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ratline

ratline

Alternative forms

  • ratlin, rattlin, rattline

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of raddling, after rat, line.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹætlɪn/

Noun

ratline (plural ratlines)

  1. (nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. [from 14th c.]
  2. (nautical) Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net-like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. [from 17th c.]
    • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
      [H]e laid hold of the first ratline with his right hand, then sprung to the second, with his left, and so on alternately, right and left, up to the last, close to the futtock shrouds.
  3. (historical, in the plural) A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

Derived terms

  • ratline stuff

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Further reading

  • ratlines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • ratlines (World War II) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • -traline, Latiner, art line, entrail, larnite, latrine, line art, reliant, retinal, trainel, trenail

Source: wiktionary.org